The Office of Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health was founded in 1992
a. to prevent Americans from engaging in alternative methods of health care
b. because many Americans are pursuing alternative methods of health care
c. because most conventional physicians are interested in alternative methods of health care
d. to regulate alternative methods of health care
B
As a result of the public's increased use of complementary alternative medicine, the unethical behavior of some practitioners, and a lack of scientific evidence to either support or refute the efficacy of complementary modalities, the federal government established the Office of Alternative Medicine in 1992.
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